"Rockin' Roll Baby" is a song written by Linda Creed and Thom Bell and performed by The Stylistics. It reached #3 on the U.S. R&B chart, #6 on the UK Singles Chart, #14 on the U.S. pop chart, #44 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart, and #57 on the Canadian pop chart in 1974.[1] It was featured on their 1973 album Rockin' Roll Baby.[2]
The song was arranged and produced by Thom Bell.[3] Lead vocals are by Russell Thompkins, Jr.
The song ranked #96 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1974.[4]
Lyrical content
The narrator, a hard-working touring musician, describes his infant son, a child prodigy, who was "born in a theater in Bluefield, West Virginia". Although only a toddler, "Little Joey" has great singing talent and has a "funky walk in his little orthopedic shoes." The musician is successful and buys a house in Beverly Hills, attributing his success to the child.
Other versions
- The Fleshtones released a version of the song on their 1999 album Hitsburg Revisited.[5]
References
- ^ "The Stylistics, "Rockin' Roll Baby" Chart Positions". Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ "The Stylistics, Rockin' Roll Baby". Discogs. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ "The Stylistics, "Rockin' Roll Baby" Single Release". Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ "Top Pop Singles" (PDF). Billboard. New York, New York: Billboard Publications, Inc. December 28, 1974. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ "The Fleshtones, Hitsburg Revisited". Discogs. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
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